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#496CCF

#496ccf ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#496ccf is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.63% red, 42.35% green and 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 64.73% cyan, 47.83% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 224.33°, with 58.26% saturation and 54.9% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.85:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 2.36.

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Web safe#3366cc
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Relative luminance0.1665

Complementary

  1. #496ccf
  2. #cfac49

Split complementary

  1. #496ccf
  2. #cf6949
  3. #afcf49

Analogous

  1. #49afcf
  2. #496ccf
  3. #6949cf

Triadic

  1. #496ccf
  2. #cf496c
  3. #6ccf49

Tetradic

  1. #496ccf
  2. #ac49cf
  3. #cfac49
  4. #6ccf49

Square

  1. #496ccf
  2. #cf49af
  3. #cfac49
  4. #49cf69

Monochromatic

  1. #1b2e64
  2. #2a49a1
  3. #496ccf
  4. #869ddf
  5. #c2ceef

Shades

#496ccf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #496ccf
  2. #4261ba
  3. #3a56a6
  4. #334c91
  5. #2c417c
  6. #253668
  7. #1d2b53
  8. #16203e
  9. #0f1629
  10. #070b15
  11. #000000

Tints

#496ccf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #496ccf
  2. #5b7bd4
  3. #6d89d9
  4. #8098dd
  5. #92a7e2
  6. #a4b6e7
  7. #b6c4ec
  8. #c8d3f1
  9. #dbe2f5
  10. #edf0fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#496ccf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #496ccf
  2. #4f6ec7
  3. #5470bf
  4. #5a72b7
  5. #5f74af
  6. #6576a8
  7. #6a78a0
  8. #707a98
  9. #757c90
  10. #7b7e88
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #717171 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #646fa0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3878d3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1c6ccd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008393 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4073d1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #336cce ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0a7aae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-496ccf {
  color: #496ccf;
}
Background
.bg-496ccf {
  background-color: #496ccf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-496ccf {
  border: 2px solid #496ccf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #496ccf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 73 108 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 58% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-496ccf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #496ccf, #6949cf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-496ccf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(73 108 207 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 2.36 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 5.01 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 5.92 #1560bd Denim ΔE 6.81 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 7.17 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 7.36 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.52 #b69330 Inverted #717171 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#496ccf  rgb(73, 108, 207)  hsl(224, 58%, 55%)  Royal Blue
#cfac49  rgb(207, 172, 73)  hsl(44, 58%, 55%)  Metallic Gold
#cf496c  rgb(207, 73, 108)  hsl(344, 58%, 55%)  Cerise
#6ccf49  rgb(108, 207, 73)  hsl(104, 58%, 55%)  Lime Green